ZIP 96118 recorded 3 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 21 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Sierra County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
21 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 10 | |
| 2025 | 3 |
Sep peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 96118 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 6 | 28.6% | |
| 2 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 3 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Fire, other | 2 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Special outside fire, other | 2 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Authorized controlled burning | 2 | 9.5% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 96118 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 50.0% | |
| 2 | Wildland, woods | 1 | 25.0% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 1 | 25.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 3 | 75.0% | |
| 2 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 25.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 96118 across 2021–2025. These 2 fires alone account for 2350% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $450,000 | Rail vehicle fire | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 96118.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Loyalton | 16 |
The figures above are historical. For today's air quality, fire-weather warnings, and active fires, go to the official sources.
NFIRS reports each fire incident with a 5-digit address ZIP. We aggregate those rows directly to produce ZIP-level totals — 21 incidents in this ZIP across 2021–2025. Building-fire breakdowns (Area of Origin, Heat Source, ignition cause) only count fires investigators classified beyond the basic incident report. Because NFIRS reporting is voluntary, totals are a strong indicator rather than a complete census.